What is it about?
prospective randomized trial comparing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion at one or two levels versus cervical disc replacement in the treatment of symptomatic cervical degenerative disc disease
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Why is it important?
This study shows a significantly lower need for additional surgery through five years after cervical disc replacement as compared to cervical fusion
Perspectives
This prospective, multicenter randomized clinical trial shows a significantly lower rate of additional surgery through five years after cervical disc replacement as compared to cervical fusion.
Dr Robert J Jackson
Orange County Neurosurgical Associates
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This page is a summary of: Subsequent surgery rates after cervical total disc replacement using a Mobi-C Cervical Disc Prosthesis versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a prospective randomized clinical trial with 5-year follow-up, Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, May 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG),
DOI: 10.3171/2015.8.spine15219.
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